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LimeWire Strikes Back Against RIAA

The RIAA is one of my favorite scumbag organizations - for as much misery as they cause I must admit some of the group's antics are downright entertaining. In recent RIAA court battle Arista v. LimeWire Arista, a recording company is seeking to sue LimeWire (a widely used file sharing application). Since it happens that most of the files shared on LimeWire are music files, the RIAA gets involved to save the recording industry from the pirates. But there’s nothing so surprising about that.

What’s interesting about this case is that Lime Wire has filed a counter suit against the RIAA. LimeWire says the record industry’s strong arm lawsuit against them is an antitrust violation - the RIAA simply wants to destroy any avenue of music distribution that they do not control.

In the countersuit, LimeWire points out that the RIAA is sapping new innovative business models that content owners do not control. The best interests of consumers aren’t served by this kind of free enterprise stifling.

Does a peer to peer service stand a chance against the RIAA? Probably not in my humble opinion, but bravo for biting back.

Published Tuesday, September 26, 2006 9:22 by Wayde

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Brando said:

Napster, Kazaa, now Limewire.  Look out Bit Torrent.  

Paying for things?  That's cooky-talk.
September 26, 2006 9:38
 

Jack *** said:

You ever use the P2P to download music? You're lucky if you get anything useful, what you end up with are a lot of ads and other bands promos. I don't have time for that crap. I'll rip my CDs and get my music from trusted sources not P2P.
September 26, 2006 10:32
 

Alissa said:

I agree Wayde, even if you can't win, bravo for trying!  Still though, more useless lawsuits...although at least this time the RIAA isn't going after some poor individual.
September 26, 2006 11:44
 

TrackBack said:

Comments from HomeTheaterShack.com
September 26, 2006 5:21 PM
 

graham said:

I'm loving this - and I don't think it's a baseless countersuit. I don't use Limewire, but I love the action.
September 26, 2006 5:48 PM
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

Napster is toast. Kazaa bit the bullet. Limewire is on the chopping block. Perhaps the next victim of...
September 27, 2006 9:30
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

In a surprising turn of events considering its recent successes, the Record Industry Association of America...
October 16, 2006 9:34
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

Despite recent reports that AllofMP3 is in danger of being overthrown by the RIAA, the media is now detailing litigation strategy that will allow it to remain operational until at least June, 2007.
December 1, 2006 8:45
 

RoseD1 said:

The RIAA are no different than the mob and should be taken out by any means possible!
December 29, 2006 7:12
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

Defenders of AllofMP3.com argue that no comparison with Limewire and the like can be made, and that’s exactly what AllofMP3 is now officially telling the press, in an attempt to justify its maintained operations.
January 2, 2007 8:31
 

rijelkentaurus said:

Isn't it a little late to go after Limewire, the code is GPL and there are several versions of it out and about, such as Frostwire.  
January 5, 2007 5:51 PM
 

xntrk said:

RIAA is trying to cut the tail off a lizard. No matter how many times you want attack, it will keep growing back.  Dummies.  I guess all they can do is hold back the floodgates from breaking open.  Actually, that's all they are doing, but it never ceases to amaze me that some ppl still don't realize that there will always be loop-holes and bent rules. File sharing is a perfect example of that. There is no way around this, plain and simple.
January 10, 2007 10:29
 

Enzer Miliard said:

hmmmm...... technically limewire was just giving a medium for people to share FILES yes? The real culprits would be the people who are doing the sharing and the downloading, though limewire could technically go on "aiding and abetting" charges due to them giving the means to do what they do. Even if you try to stop limewire there's tons more..... and if you wish..... you don't need to put mp3 files up........ just disguise them....... there's really no way around it....... bittorrent and P2P have as much control over what is put on them as each other and that's nil...... they could do what youtube is attempting and "make software" that'll detect these things...... but everyone will find a way...... and the world will rejoice (except the RIAA, who are probably downloading MP3s themselves, and a few record companies, and probably some others) for the downloads will never end.....
January 11, 2007 10:04 PM
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

The purpose of the little bit ‘o entrapment?  Apparently, to grab up IP addresses with the subsequent purpose of sending angry copyright infringement letters to Internet Service Providers.
January 12, 2007 10:01
 

Gizmo Cafe Blog said:

Sources are citing this pressure as a possible reason for isoHunt’s current offline state.
January 17, 2007 8:49
 

Mike said:

Newsgroups ftw!!
January 31, 2007 1:59
 

Fuzzball said:

FWIW, I have no use for junk-quality MP3 copies of commercially-released songs. I use P2P and other downloading methods to obtain music which cannot be purchased thru the normal channels - concert recordings, transfers of hopelessly out-of-print vinyls, etc.

If the record companies don't want us downloading this stuff, they ought to consider selling it to us.
February 11, 2007 9:01 PM
 

Jack Sanders said:

If the record labels and music industry want us to buy their CDs then
(1) lower the price
(2) allow returns (too often we get ripped off with just 1 or 2 good songs on a CD).
(3) allow upgrades, just like with software. How many times do I have to "compensate" the artist for the same recording (i.e cassette, vinyl, CD, mp3 etc).
(4) compensate the artists not the RIAA or labels. Both are obsolete in today's world. The artists should sell their own songs on their own sites and should completely eliminate the record companies - if they have an ounce of brains.

If a CD has copy right protection on it that prevents me from "burning" a copy for the car or iPod then the CD should not cost more than 2 or 3 dollars.
February 12, 2007 1:56 PM
 

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February 27, 2007 11:59
 

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Wayde’s super power is fixing electronics by smacking them. Fixing his way through college he repaired TVs - monitors, stereos and even a pinball machine. He was finally defeated by arch nemesis - Planned Obsolescence in issue #280 and now enjoys super-hero retirement as an editor and gadget blogger.